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CVE-2018-19937

A local, authenticated attacker can bypass the passcode in the VideoLAN VLC media player app before 3.1.5 for iOS by opening a URL and turning the phone.

Published

2018-12-31T16:29:00.407

Last Modified

2025-05-06T17:15:49.307

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-287
Type: Secondary
CWE-287

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	videolan	vlc_for_mobile	< 3.1.5	Yes

References

https://github.com/videolan/vlc-ios/pull/178/commits/d84d7c0a94eb7fba202d2c5fc3739276d2d3986f Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://itunes.apple.com/ms/app/vlc-for-mobile/id650377962?mt=8 Product, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/videolan/vlc-ios/pull/178/commits/d84d7c0a94eb7fba202d2c5fc3739276d2d3986f Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://itunes.apple.com/ms/app/vlc-for-mobile/id650377962?mt=8 Product, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)